Investigating the effectiveness of the content of the Arabic Language curriculum in Indonesia: National University of Malang for sample

• Main Authors: Imam Subari, Achmad Yani, Eltingari, Salih Mahgoub Mohamed, Ashari, Mohamad Yahya, Mahfudin, Agus, Samsukardi, Mochamad
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: European Academic Research 2018
• Subjects: L Education (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/63166/1/%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84%20%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%83%20%D9%85%D8%B9%20%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/63166/; http://www.euacademic.org/UploadArticle/3502.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

The aim of this research work is to identify the extent of the usefulness of the content of the Arabic Language Curriculum in the Indonesia, thus the researchers have chosen National University of Malang in Indonesia as a case study. Therefore, they evaluated the content of the Arabic Language Curriculum in National University of Malang, Indonesia under the light of Communication Approach in the Arabic Teaching Language where they distributed questionnaires to the lecturers of the university concerned in order to get facts on the content of the Arabic Language Curriculum therein, then they analysed and discussed the findings. The Communication Approach in the Teaching Arabic for Non-Native Speakers observes that Arabic language is a communication means, and it is necessary that its teaching be made for this purpose. Therefore, the existence of the suitable content- through the teaching of which lecturer can empower his students on the communication skills in Arabic language- is a very important issue in the teaching of Arabic language under the light of this approach. The researchers have consequently arrived at an outcome that the content of Arabic language curriculum in National University of Malang in Indonesia consists of the language components through which lecturers are enabled to train their students on the four skills (listening, reading, speaking and writing). Thus, it means that the curriculum suits the doctrine of the communication approach in the mode of Teaching of Arabic Language for Non-Native Speakers.